#Jeez this was a long one.

[scottpaladin]

1. What stage of production is the most fun for you? Acting/directing. It's the most collaborative stage and the one with the tightest feedback loop. I love working with performers and putting on silly voices and getting the giggles at hour two of a recording. It's great. Love to every actor I've ever worked with

2. What’s a role in a different show you’ve heard one of your cast members in and just been absolutely blown away by? Have you heard @satyrofstrategy in anything he's been in? That dude always blows me away.

3. Show us an excerpt of script you’re extremely proud of.

4. Is there a specific episode that was especially fun to work on? It's a cop-out but the upcoming Fable of the Family mini-series was SOOOOOOOO much work but it's been really rewarding and had some of the best times recording it.

5. Be honest, which is your favourite character to write lines for? Don't make me choose between Heck and Zed Wild. I love them both so much in different ways.

6. You have to turn your podcast into a different type of media: what do you go for? Look, if HBO or Netflix wants to give us a half a billion dollars to make Breathing Space into a TV show we would do it, but honestly a comic-book would be really cool.

7. Tag a show you think would make a great crossover with your own (and maybe make it happen, who knows 👀) I don't listen to enough other shows to know one off the top of my head but I'd love to hear people's suggestions.

8. Pick a character from your show and put together an outfit you think they’d wear. I did this already with Heck and Cat and @achill3a went off and drew it and it's amazing

9. If your show was a different genre what genre would it be and how would the plot change? Breathing Space can't be anything other than what it is. The show is the setting and the setting is the genre and the genre is the philosophy behind it.

10. Recommend a couple of other shows for people who like your own! If you like Breathing Space, there's a really good chance you'll like SINKHOLE and ROGUEMAKER (what is it with us an all-caps stylized sister shows?)

11. Share a fun bts fact people might not know. The Peregrination is a transplanted idea from a dead project of mine. When Breathing Space started development, I dragged it out of the box of ideas and it helped form one of the central pillars for the setting.

12. Share something about a future episode that will mean nothing right now but will one day. "I ate a baby once"

13. What’s your favourite portion of sound design from the show? From my own stuff, I *really* like having someone close a spacesuit helmet mid-line. So you can hear their voice change from clear to slightly muffled. I do it a lot but you can hear it in Long Way Home From Ceres and Ride Boldly Ride. But also all the glitches and noises in I Walk These Hills and Objects in Motion. One of my favoritest things to make.

14. Share a show meme.

@incorrect-bsff-and-memes for more.

15. Are you working on anything else outside of this show? Yes! I am in the writing process for a horny werewolf noir audiodrama called It Takes a Wolf, hopefully that will premiere in the fall of this year!

16. Briefly outline your process for making a season happen. The dev writers lay out how many and what sort of episodes we expect to write, then we put out a call for pitches, read those and select from the candidates. Everyone writes for a month and we make sure that each script gets read by at least two editors. After revisions, things go to casting. Casting days are FRANTIC as we play a giant game of tetris to make sure we all get the best fit actors for parts. Then we schedule recordings, trying to get as much as we can done synchronously (all actors and director on a call). Then the editors crawl into their holes to make it all come together.

17. What’s something that inspired your show? Only speaking for myself: The Expanse, Firefly, the collected works of Robert A Heinlein, Mass Effect, Battletech Lore, Eldurado (the john wayne movie), Secondhand Lions, SIlverado, the works of Aaron Sorkin, the music of @narcissistcookbook, and Enter the Haggis and fuck, a whole lot else.

18. What’s something you’d like the audience to take away from your show? People are people. Mostly trying their best. Working together is the only way to beat the system. Fuck Amazon.

19. Do you have any playlists/music you listen to while working on production? https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGGpS-cz1Ls33WVVAMvQ26Y04kUqo9tqY < this is mine for the latest season.

20. What’s a moment from the show that just absolutely took your breath away when you heard it come together for the first time? Too many to count. At least one an episode. But the climax of Ride Boldly Ride felt like such a gamble when I was making it and it turned out so good and I never have gotten over that. But also maybe hearing the FotF theme for the first time.

Audio drama ask meme: Creator edition

The last one was extremely fun, but I want this one to help people help promo their wonderful shows!

1. What stage of production is the most fun for you?

2. What’s a role in a different show you’ve heard one of your cast members in and just been absolutely blown away by?

3. Show us an excerpt of script you’re extremely proud of.

4. Is there a specific episode that was especially fun to work on?

5. Be honest, which is your favourite character to write lines for?

6. You have to turn your podcast into a different type of media: what do you go for?

7. Tag a show you think would make a great crossover with your own (and maybe make it happen, who knows 👀)

8. Pick a character from your show and put together an outfit you think they’d wear.

9. If your show was a different genre what genre would it be and how would the plot change?

10. Recommend a couple of other shows for people who like your own!

11. Share a fun bts fact people might not know.

12. Share something about a future episode that will mean nothing right now but will one day.

13. What’s your favourite portion of sound design from the show?

14. Share a show meme.

15. Are you working on anything else outside of this show?

16. Briefly outline your process for making a season happen.

17. What’s something that inspired your show?

18. What’s something you’d like the audience to take away from your show?

19. Do you have any playlists/music you listen to while working on production?

20. What’s a moment from the show that just absolutely took your breath away when you heard it come together for the first time?

As always, please reblog, share, and enjoy! No need to send asks!

[weirdglassthing]

Don’t give a mouse a cookie but it’s don’t give an artist a canon detail about a character anyways torbeks favorite movie!!

Sorry for inactivity but I’ve got some FIRE things coming up 🫡

[starryeyeddreamer21]

I need Vaggie and Husk to be friends SO badly. I just think they have potential like they could possibly be one of the best duos if given a chance. I actually have so many thoughts on this so hear me out:

There's so much potential JUST because of their relationships with Charlie and Angel (Charlie and Angel are siblings but we don't need to get into that right now)

But seriously short grumpy characters with wings and their extroverted beanpole partner is killing me

So basically I can see them both ranting about what their partners are doing on a daily basis but it always ends with "I love them SO much" "Cheers I'll drink to that"

I have a feeling Charlie and Angel are both the kind of people to leave lipstick marks on their partners and just not tell them so Husk and Vaggie have to check each other out real quick before going anywhere. I mean no questions asked just one of them standing in front of the other with their arms and legs spread out until the other one gives them a thumbs up or a rag to clean it off with.

I also think it would be funny if Husk was the first person to know Vaggie was an angel he just didn't mention it. He says so himself that the residents of the hotel will spill their secrets when they get drunk so Vaggie definitely got drunk and let it slip that she was an angel but didn't remember it by morning. Husk's motto is basically "That's none of my business" so he just doesn't say anything.

Also continuing with the "that's none of my business" thing, Vaggie absolutely agrees with that sentiment as long as it doesn't hurt Charlie or the hotel. Neither of them like people digging into their business and having Alastor in their lives means someone is ALWAYS digging so it's nice to be with someone who just does not care.

Oh and they both shit on Alastor 24/7 so good for them

PREENING EACH OTHER!!! By the time Vaggie gets her wings back they're close enough for this. Husk hates his wings and is shit at taking care of them but Vaggie really wants this to happen. She does miss some things about the exorcists and that's one of them. Of course she would never say that out loud but Husk gets it and they do it anyway.

Vaggie would start flying ALL THE TIME after getting her wings like she has so much time to catch up on. Angel knows that her and Husk are good friends and that Husk hates his form so he'll get Vaggie to convince Husk to fly with her. It takes a little bit but they have fun and Charlie is really proud of her so it's worth it.

They can literally sit in comfortable silence for hours and not get bored

They bicker all the time about everything like they'll say the meanest shit but they're besties and they're joking so it's fine

They are so down to kill Valentino at any time. They have multiple plans, they have lists, they're really creative about it too.

They'll just sit, people watch, and judge strangers together

They're so judgemental but also the least judgmental??? They'd be like "Why would you do that you dumbass" but also actually listen to what's being said and try to find a reasonable solution for each other

Double dates that Vaggie and Husk don't actually want to go on but unfortunately Charlie and Angel are convincing (they have a really good time)

They were both stripped from their occupations (overlord/angel). They miss it sometimes and they feel bad about it because they were both terrible people during those times. When they get like this they always seek each other's company. Sometimes they actually talk about it, sometimes they change the subject to something completely different, sometimes they have a drink and sit in silence. Either way they only acknowledge it with each other.

Husk teaches Vaggie how to make drinks. It's calming for him (even though it's annoying that he's technically being forced to do it) so he thought she might like it. She does and is actually really good at it. When they get more residents she'll help him out behind the bar.

Sometimes they'll sing together. They sound amazing and their partners love it. Husk also tries to teach Vaggie how to play saxophone it does not go as good as bartending did

They're the only ones in the hotel that can speak Spanish so yes they do use that to their advantage

Are both so tired all the time. They just deserve a stress free nap. They end up curled up together asleep and are found by Angel in the middle of the night. He takes a picture and immediately sends it to Charlie. Charlie and Angel manage to keep the picture but are not allowed to show anyone or ever mention it again.

They would never actually admit to being friends even though they're best friends and one of the few people the other can actually stand being around

JUST HUSK AND VAGGIE BEING BEST FRIENDS YOU GUYS

[andy-clutterbuck]

The Ones Who Live | 1x03 - Bye

[wolfienation]

i truly believe agatha and rio's story was always going to be a tragedy. there is too much hurt between them for it to end any other way. you can see it on rio's face the moment agatha begs for nicholas's life, when agatha says "i'll hate you forever". agatha was never going to give rio grace for that, she was never going to try to see rio's side of things, to try to understand that rio is bound by cosmic laws so ancient it precedes the word ancient. because she is a mother grieving her child and it's easy to put the blame on an external force. and yet still, rio gives agatha time with nicholas anyway, starves off the calling to reap his soul for as long as she could.

and to say that the death came from nowhere, especially after ep 4 doesn't really make sense to me. the only reason they were close to reconnecting in ep 4 was due to agatha deluding herself for a moment into thinking billy was nicholas, that rio had perhaps given nicholas back. and rio shatters that illusion because she doesn't want agatha back like this.

furthermore, let's not pretend rio's goals weren't abundantly clear from the moment we met her. when agatha asked what rio was doing there she says "my job". their whole fight scene in ep 1 was rio making herself clear. even with evanora, rio's wording is very specific "her mother can't have her". agatha is HERS to take. no one else's. thats how it has to go.

and that's exactly how it goes. rio's kiss is agatha's undoing, a willing undoing. she finally gives into this cosmic being who has walked on her heels all of her life. she finally gives into the woman she has hated, this woman she still loves and hates herself for loving.

and yet and yet and yet, even in giving herself over to death, agatha defies rio. "when i die i never want to see your face again". she remains as a ghost, out of rio's reach until she decides she is ready to move on, ready to face nicholas.

and rio honors agatha's wish because at the end of the day, agatha is the only force in the multiverse capable of making death kneel. "you're the only person in history who has received special treatment"

agatha hated rio for longer than she loved her (a very thin line she was dancing on), and rio yearned for agatha for longer than she had her, constantly on her heels but always just out of reach.

(sidenote: even if nicholas wasn't a factor here, rio would have still been forced to take agatha at some point. it was always going to happen. death comes for us all. even agatha isn't an exception to that.)

[wazzappp]

Can you tell I have a favorite design

[linusbenjamin]

Only eight of us survived the crash. I was hurt pretty badly. In fact, if it weren’t for her I would have never made it to the shore. She took care of me, took care of all of us.

[tenebriism]

// This would be such a perfect day to write, but I've gotta train yet again. 😒 And I'm on an 8 day stretch. Yay me. I saw it coming since I requested off for Dragon Age, but still... it sucks.

Nonetheless, I'll try to be here today. No promises. Hope everyone is having a great day!

[gammagoop]

fart noise i started rewatching this youtube series

[mando-din-lorian]

I was so worried that they were going to full on write Din’s covert off as an actual cult this is season, and I’m so so happy that’s not that case so far.

I think there’s so much more nuance to Din’s covert that a lot of fandom don’t give it credit for. I swear, some of ya’ll act like Din is being held captive by his covert (and Bo too after the recent episode) and it’s like…they’re not.

The Armorer literally told Bo that she’s been redeemed by the way of their Creed and if she WANTS to she can join them (for however long she wants to be there), but she is free to leave any time she desires. No one is going to hold her captive there.

Same with Din. Yes, he broke his creed and became an apostate, but they didn’t hunt him down and strip him of his armor. This is the Way they follow and they’ve survived so long—have been together so long—because they stuck to is to rigidly. I love how faithful Din is to his Way. I love how much it means to him. The covert is his family. Of course he’s going to fight for it.

I don’t know, some peoples relationship with Din’s covert in this fandom is weird. Like yeah, it’s not perfect, but it’s not a full-blown cult keeping all its members locked away from the rest of the galaxy. They’re a people on the brink of extinction and doing what they can to survive.

I just think we’ve gone so long with just fanon content that it’s skewing perception on canon content.

[coconut530]

HE HAS RETURNED TO US

[melit0n]

So...maybe I got a bit hyper focused on all the FX Sleep Token uses in their songs. Other than one that I already pointed out (Vore) having listened to a couple of other songs, I realised they do this a lot. Hope these make sense!

Part One includes: One, Two, Jaws and TWTYW (below the cut!)

Part Two -> Sundowning and This Place Will Become Your Tomb

Part Three -> Take Me Back To Eden

+ If I've missed something, feel free to add your own thoughts!

Note- some of these are FX, others are sound mixing and music bits I wanted to mention. Any song you don't see mentioned are songs that I couldn't find anything to pull out of them.

Thread The Needle

- Throughout almost the whole song (cutting off at some points during the breakdown and chorus) there is a soft humming, that sticks to one note the entire time (which I believe is a B note? Don't quote me on that lol).

- At 2:04 to 2:30, and then reappearing at 3:46 to 4:06, there are notes that mimic a calm heartbeat. Which, considering the lyrics at this point are "We can spend the night in" and "Just look and where we're lying", it creates the image of lying with a lover, with your ear pressed against their chest. It makes the song feel personal, in my eyes. It also creates quite a distraught feeling when the heavy breakdowns follow immediately after.

When the Bough Breaks

- At about 5:40, a chord starts up that sounds like a muffled bell tolling, which, considering this song can be interpreted as how love, especially the toxic kind, can bring you pass the point of no return, with a willingness to be in pain for the relationship to continue, suggests an end to it all. A bad one.

- Just gonna slip in a quick compliment to Vessel's beautiful falsetto and head voice vocals in this one!

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Album Notes: To me, this whole album feels sleepy. Like, as a listener, I feel like I'm in that odd inbetween of awake and asleep. It's the same in Two, but much lesser so in their later albums. The songs use very minimal instruments; basically just sticking to synths and beats other than the breakdowns. And, speaking of breakdowns, they're kind of like the wake-up call to the song. You can live in blissful peace, lay in your lover's arms as you slowly fall asleep, gift compliments back and forth to eachother, but it all ends. Everything is nothing in the face of this ancient deity. I heard someone describe the Sleep Token albums as the five stages of grief, and I can definitely see that. Definitely denial.

Calcutta

- From 0:00 to 0:20, there is a very hard to hear, high pitched clinking noise (I suggest putting on headphones if you wanna hear this one!), which almost sounds like the clinking of two glasses.

- From 5:25 to the end of the song, you can hear Vessel using his head voice! I thought it was an instrument at first, but it's just him having a lil' scream. I want to say it's a muffled whistle scream, but it's not croaky enough to be one from what I can hear, so I'll just say it's some vocalisations. What I can be sure of, is that he sounds like a Banshee and I live for it.

Nazareth

- At 2:38 to 3:10, a very simple beat comes in, along with a bunch of other muffled beats that bounce around if you have headphones on, which, having spoken to my friend, she says sounds a lot like a deeper pitched gunshot (which I said she's just pulling at strings, but I'll put it in either way) being mimicked by a drum beat. Considering the lyrics around this time, it's fitting.

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Album Notes: Similar with One, Two also uses the minimal amount instruments, other than the breakdowns, but they use backing vocals a bit more in this album, especially with Nazareth and certain parts of Jericho. To me, this one feels a lot more angry. Not towards a person, perhaps, but more so towards Vessel himself (which is mainly shown in the lyrics). If we're still rolling with that five stages of grief, then I can definitely see this as anger.

Jaws (Single)

- The (what I think is distorted crash cymbal or just a cymbal) noises from 0:00 to 1:45 kind of sound like when you knash your teeth together.

- Just wanted to note the absolutely lovely lyric that is "Stand under the stained glass and, I will know it's you."

Personal Notes: One of the first songs that got me into Sleep Token, so, it holds a special place in my heart. Will never not swoon at "Show me those pretty white jaws, show me where the delicate stops".

The Way That You Were (Single)

- There is (obviously) the organ the resonates throughout the entire song, which, in some chords, mimics the typical Church Wedding song (Here Comes the Bride). By association, when people thing of organs, they think of Church, and, therefore, Weddings and funerals. To me, it makes the song a whole double edged sword (especially with the lyrics being asking someone about their inner pain, how they can fix it etc.). In the end, did this end in joy, or death?

Personal Notes: By far my favourite single. Comfort song all the way. Despite it being my favourite, it will always hold a bit of an unsettling undertone for me.

Thank you for reading through all my thoughts and feelings, whoever you are. Remember, the night belongs to you; worship <3.

[23rdhunter]

Aaah

[sunlightfeeling]

takuya’s initial reaction seeing tsuyoshi after the Bistro disaster™

[fifthnailinstevesbat]

I kind of love when eddie is seen as having just little patches of afew tattoos here and there. Like they’re big pieces, and he’s got plenty, but I love the idea of them being a bit scattered and all in specific places rather than like full sleeves and a fully covered torso yk? It just feels so fitting to his personality, and at least at the current point in the timeline (I’m sure he’d get many more to fill the gaps as he got older and left hawkins and could get hired for a well enough paying job where everyone in his town didn’t think he was a murderer), but just having them a bit… all over the place??

It just feels so cute to me. Like he just gets what he likes, like “oh yeah that’s so sick, let’s get that hmm I’ll just put that there whatever” like it’s more about the artwork or what he’s getting tattooed rather than where it’s being put??

Idk man. I love tattoos. And I love eddie.

[carcarrot]

scrolling back through my liveblogging of the day of the nyc concert because of recent notifications and its such a fun mixed bag of emotions to relive it all again